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Month: November 2023

After tax cuts, public services face austerity measures.

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Resolution Foundation, the chancellor’s ideas will cost billions of dollars at the expense of public services. From 2010 to 19 following the financial catastrophe, coalition and Conservative governments slashed state spending…

Ben Stokes, England’s Test captain, will forgo the 2024 Indian Premier League in order to manage his fitness and workload.

Stokes, 32, will undergo knee surgery before England’s five-match Test series in India next year. Stokes was the most expensive signing for the Chennai Super Kings for the 2023 IPL, however he only played twice due to injury. CSK said…

Cookie use is in short supply, according to a watchdog.

Cookies are little files that websites place on your computer in order to collect analytic data, personalize online adverts, and monitor your web usage. According to the Information Commissioner, certain large websites do not provide consumers with “fair choices” over…

Forecasts for the UK economy’s growth for the next two years have been cut.

According to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), living standards will not recover to pre-pandemic levels until 2027-28. In his Autumn Statement, the chancellor announced tax cuts and an increase in benefits. People were still suffering for “Tory economic recklessness,”…

Borrowing by the government grows ahead of the Autumn Statement.

However, the statistics revealed a smaller-than-expected deficit in the first half of the fiscal year. This was because previous months’ tax receipts were larger, reflecting increasing wages and inflation. It comes as speculation grows that the chancellor’s Autumn Statement on…

Beth Mead returns to the England squad following an ACL injury in the Women’s Nations League.

Mead, who won the Golden Boot in England’s Euro 2022 victory, tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in November 2022. Sarina Wiegman’s 23-player roster for the Women’s Nations League matches next month includes her. England will play the Netherlands at…

Isaac Price scored his second goal for Northern Ireland.

Michael O’Neill’s men completed the season on a positive note with to second-half goals from Isaac Price and Dion Charles. Charles hit the post early on, but NI goalkeeper Conor Hazard saved him twice before the break. Before Monday’s encounter,…

Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse are expecting their first child.

On stage, Suki announced the momentous information while gesturing to her baby tummy and fans erupted in hysteria. “I figured that being extra sparkly today might distract you from something else that’s going on,” she hinted as she started a…

Rod Ellingworth, the deputy team principal of the Ineos Grenadiers, has resigned.

Ellingworth has effectively led the British team, formerly known as Team Sky. Sir Dave Brailsford, team principal, has taken on a broader responsibility across Ineos’ athletic operations. Brailsford is expected to play an important role at Manchester United once Sir…

NI schools are likely to be noisy because teachers are on strike.

A long-running disagreement over pay has led to the plan for five days of walkouts. Non-teaching education staff went on strike last week because they didn’t agree with failed pay reform and budget cuts to education. On Wednesday, November 29,…